There's An Accident On Highway 401 In Whitby & All Lanes Are Currently Closed
One person was airlifted to the hospital.
Attention all drivers: a section of Highway 401 near Whitby is currently closed due to a three-vehicle collision, so you may want to plan your commute accordingly.
In a tweet posted on October 7 at 7:21 a.m., the OPP reported that the three-vehicle collision took place on the 401 going westbound approaching Brock Street. One person sustained serious injuries from the crash and was airlifted to the hospital.
Collision: #Hwy401 WB approaching Brock St. All lanes closed for @Ornge landing. 3 vehicles involved, 1 person with serious injuriespic.twitter.com/sc5kNfrGMv— OPP Highway Safety Division (@OPP Highway Safety Division) 1633605691
"We currently have all lanes of the highway blocked in both directions due to Air Ornge landing to pick up one of the injured parties," OPP reported in the audio clip included in the tweet.
1 person with critical injuries, 3 vehicles involved. #Hwy401 WB approaching Brock St closed for investigation. Any witnesses call #WhitbyOPP at 905-668-3388pic.twitter.com/1mrgcr4xES— OPP Highway Safety Division (@OPP Highway Safety Division) 1633611804
A video posted at 9:03 a.m. on the OPP's Highway Safety Division page shows the scene on the 401 right now.
"My understanding is all three vehicles were in the left-most lane of the 401 westbound, [then] traffic slowed suddenly," an OPP officer said in the video.
"The white pickup was the last car in line. It was struck behind by the blue Chevrolet and the red vehicle was the last vehicle in," the officer said. "It collided into the back of the Chevrolet, either pushing it into the white pickup — I'm not sure exactly the sequence of events."
Traffic now is exiting the 401 westbound at Brock Street and they can get back onto the highway just past Brock.
The highway closure is expected to remain until noon.